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Assembly Bill A2033

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs board of inspectors assigned to nursing homes and residential facilities to bring additional absentee ballots and applications

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2009-A2033 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-407, El L

2009-A2033 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs board of inspectors assigned to nursing homes and residential facilities to bring additional absentee ballots and applications; requires residents to request application for absentee ballots; provides that the inspectors will help fill out applications upon request; and deliver ballot applications and ballots to the voter.

2009-A2033 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2033

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HOOPER
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election law, in relation to absentee voting in
  certain nursing homes and residential facilities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  5  of  section 8-407 of the election law, as
added by chapter 296 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
  5. The board of elections shall deliver to each  board  of  inspectors
all the absentee ballots in the custody of such board of elections which
are addressed to residents of the facilities which such board of inspec-
tors  is  assigned  to attend, together with AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLY OF THE
APPROPRIATE ABSENTEE BALLOTS, ABSENTEE  BALLOT  ENVELOPES,  APPLICATIONS
FOR  ABSENTEE  BALLOTS,  one  or  more  portable voting booths of a type
approved by the state board of elections and such other supplies as such
board of inspectors will require to discharge its duties properly.
  S 2. Section 8-407 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
  10-A.  THE  BOARD  OF  INSPECTORS  SHALL DELIVER AN APPLICATION FOR AN
ABSENTEE BALLOT TO ANY RESIDENT OF SUCH FACILITY UPON REQUEST. THE BOARD
OF INSPECTORS SHALL ASSIST ANY SUCH RESIDENT WHO REQUESTS ASSISTANCE  TO
COMPLETE  SUCH  APPLICATION. UPON RECEIVING A COMPLETED APPLICATION FROM
ANY RESIDENT, THE BOARD OF INSPECTORS SHALL FORTHWITH DELIVER AN  ABSEN-
TEE BALLOT AND BALLOT ENVELOPE TO SUCH VOTER IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY
THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05383-01-9

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